Marietta's Gone With the Wind Museum marks the novel's 90th year Nov. 6-8 with a garden reception, two talks, a vendor market and a screening. Tickets are $100.

The Gone With the Wind Museum at Brumby Hall and Gardens will mark 90 years since Margaret Mitchell’s novel was published with a three-day Jubilee Weekend, Friday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Nov. 8.

The museum is holding the weekend with the Road to Tara Museum in Jonesboro, about 30 miles southeast. Friday and Saturday are in Marietta. Sunday moves to Jonesboro. The City of Marietta announced the program Tuesday.

The schedule

Friday, Nov. 6, at Brumby Hall and Gardens

  • 4 to 7 p.m.: reception in the Brumby Gardens, with a private gift shop sale that the city says includes rare items

Saturday, Nov. 7, in Marietta

  • 11 a.m.: tour of the Gone With the Wind Museum
  • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: vendor market in the gardens
  • noon: talk by Megan Tatum Miller
  • 2 p.m.: tour of the Marietta History Center
  • 3 p.m.: an informal screening of “Gone With the Wind”
  • 5 p.m.: a talk by Pauline Bartel over Zoom, starting during the film’s intermission

Sunday, Nov. 8, in Jonesboro

  • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: a day at the Road to Tara Museum, with special guests from the family of Herb Bridges

The city says parts of the weekend depend on the weather and that any activity may change without notice.

Tickets

The museum’s events page lists Jubilee tickets at $100, sold in the museum gift shop. It does not break down what each part of the weekend costs. The page also says out-of-town visitors can email the museum after buying tickets for a discount code at the Hilton hotel on the property.

What it means for you

  • To buy tickets or ask what is included, call the gift shop at 770-794-5576, or the museum office at 770-794-5145.
  • The museum is at 472 Powder Springs St., less than a mile south of Marietta Square. It is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, according to the museum’s website.
  • For the rest of that weekend, the Marietta Square Farmers Market and Artisan Market run Saturday, Nov. 7. See our things to do this month and Marietta Square guide.
  • For more of the city’s past, read our history and landmarks guide.